MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510181200F013.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 13 hour NAM valid 1Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.38,-88.87 Latitude: 36.38 Longitude: -88.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 56 SFC 993 114 24.7 18.8 69 6.0 20.6 179 16 298.5 301.0 294.0 338.7 13.86 2 950 505 22.4 17.5 74 4.9 19.1 188 37 300.0 302.4 294.1 339.1 13.38 3 900 973 18.7 15.6 82 3.1 16.6 189 43 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.4 12.47 4 850 1461 15.1 12.6 85 2.5 13.5 193 45 302.0 304.0 292.8 334.0 10.84 5 800 1972 11.9 4.0 58 7.9 7.5 208 45 303.9 305.0 289.7 323.1 6.38 6 750 2511 9.6 3.9 67 5.7 6.4 217 48 307.0 308.3 291.0 327.6 6.76 7 700 3080 7.3 -7.0 35 14.3 0.8 220 47 310.6 311.2 289.0 320.9 3.23 8 650 3687 4.0 -10.0 35 14.0 -2.0 221 49 313.5 314.0 289.5 322.3 2.74 9 600 4331 -1.3 -5.1 76 3.7 -3.1 216 47 314.6 315.4 291.3 328.5 4.37 10 550 5018 -6.4 -10.2 74 3.8 -7.9 213 45 316.5 317.2 290.9 327.0 3.21 11 500 5755 -11.7 -14.9 77 3.2 -12.8 219 51 318.8 319.3 290.8 326.8 2.41 12 450 6558 -14.6 -17.0 82 2.4 -15.4 233 56 324.9 325.3 292.4 332.5 2.24 13 400 7442 -20.0 -22.0 84 2.0 -20.6 238 52 328.9 329.3 293.0 334.7 1.64 14 350 8418 -26.7 -29.6 76 2.9 -27.2 248 56 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.2 0.94 15 300 9512 -34.8 -38.0 72 3.2 -35.2 243 52 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10760 -44.7 -47.9 70 3.3 -44.9 237 61 339.7 339.7 294.4 340.5 0.20 17 200 12215 -53.8 -68.9 14 15.1 -54.1 243 68 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14033 -62.5 -78.4 10 15.9 -62.6 235 58 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.01 19 100 16502 -68.7 -86.6 6 17.9 -68.8 252 37 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.94 m Freezing level: 612.64 mb = 4167.82 m = 13673.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.81 mb = 3247.77 m = 10655.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.42 % Est. max temperature: 28.52 C = 83.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.49 mb = 872.48 m = 2862.43 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.10 C/km ThetaE index: 16.00 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1383.18 m = 4537.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.55 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -4.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.09 C Showalter Index: -2.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.80 C Cross Totals Index: 24.25 C K Index: 25.09 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 438.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.66 mb = 1148.81 m = 3769.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 826.66 mb = 1695.96 m = 5564.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 706.66 mb = 3002.04 m = 9849.10 ft B at Equ Level: 22.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.66 mb = 12651.22 m = 41506.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.2 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 241.2 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 363.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 6.41 Bulk Shear: 68.37 m/s